The Veronicas make Aussie comeback with a sexy new image and killer live set

It's been six years since Brisbane-born twins Jessica and Lisa Origliasso brought their pop-rock fusion back to their homeland...but it was well worth the wait.

Taking the stage at Sydney's Enmore Theatre this weekend, dressed in daring latex and exuding sexual stage charisma, it was clear by the opening song 'Sanctified' that The Veronicas no longer dress, act or sound like teenagers.

Image: Pop-punk Princesses! The Veronicas back in 2005.

Sure, all the decade-old hits were still there - 'Hook Me Up', 'Untouched' and '4eva' - but in place of the angst-ridden teen anthems of Veronicas' past, audiences were treated to a more stripped-back, mature and humbled version of the pop fare by the now 30-year-old identical twins.

With a seriously tight backing band and massively improved vocal abilities, the sisters have obviously been busy since their last tour downunder in 2009.

In their own words onstage, the sisters described the past few years as "hard", a feeling that came through in their emotional delivery of their recent single, 'You Ruin Me'.

Watch below: The Veronicas perform 'You Ruin Me' on TODAY...

We could speculate all we want that Jessica was singing about her 2012 split with Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan during the moving moment onstage, but our bet is that their recent record label limbo was the real crutch.

Before the launch of their third studio album with Sony in late 2014, it was shelved by Warner Music in 2013. The duo then split from Warner in 2013 and promised fans their highly anticipated third album by 2014.

"[W]e are ecstatic to announce that The Veronicas are now officially an INDEPENDENT band," they wrote to Instagram at the time. "After five years of being in a 'Warner Brothers Records Lockdown', we are officially able to move forward RELEASING and Recording music without our past label dictating our creative journey, or withholding our musical releases and touring."

Back at the Enmore, this was made clear when The Veronicas thanked the audience for "being there for them when others had given up".

The Veronicas are taking their Sanctified tour to the UK this March, supported by US band Badflower.